May

During Heritage Weekend, Royal South Street will hold it’s second Great Debate at The Mining Exchange and will see Ballarat City Councillors go head to head on the topic ‘that we need more women in government.’ The debate echoes an early South Street debate where

The Mining Exchange shop front will also provide an opportunity for people to share and video their Royal South Street Story. If you can’t join us on the day but have a story to share, go to www.royalsouthstreet.com.au and click on our 125 website to find out how to upload and post your story. Words, photos and video are all welcome.

National Volunteers Week – An Evening with Cole Porter

Sunday 15 May at 6pm, Minerva Space at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute

An evening of entertainment, awards and performance will recognise the extraordinary work of Royal South Street’s 240 volunteers, and capture their memories and highlights as part of our Share your South Street story.

The evening, sponsored by CVI and the Ballarat Foundation, will feature acclaimed musician Michael Griffith who will pay tribute to the remarkable singer and songwriter Cole Porter. The evening will also provide an opportunity to welcome new volunteers to Royal South Street, particularly young people and businesses looking to grow their staff and community involvement in volunteering.

Did You Know?

Let the Competitions Begin....

In June, 1891 Ballarat saw the event of the year, the first South Street Society Competitions. 260 entrants competed for a moderate prize of 60 guineas (sixty pounds, 60 shillings). Literary, Elocution and Musical items were listed. The Essay competition on “The Most Urgent Social Reforms” was won by Robert Baird, and essays on “The Nobility of Labor: and “Recreation” were both won by Andrew Baird. Fittingly, Baird and McGregor are this year's 125 Celebration Great Debate sponsors. In the Impromptu Speech, Dugald McLachan was successful with the title “Deakin on Federation.” The Competitions ran for 10 days, and was hailed as an overwhelming success.